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“Dickinson Dees LLP once again heads the ranking with an ‘excellent’ team in the North East. John Marshall, Guy Harvey and Craig Monty are all recognised in the marketplace.”

“The firm’s London office, opened in 2007 will enhance the services offered to clients as the team is increasingly handling London-based litigation.”

Legal 500 2007

In the Commercial Disputes Group at Dickinson Dees, we have a wealth of experience in handling litigation of all varieties and sizes. We understand the law and the procedural rules which govern court procedure and we can exploit both to your maximum advantage.


Our experience is very wide ranging in terms of the clients we act for, the type of dispute and the legal and commercial issues involved. By way of example, we have acted for a leading transport company on the commercial aspects of the Paddington rail enquiry; advised public sector clients on threatened claims for breach of the Procurement Regulations; acted in numerous cross border and agency disputes; advised chemical companies on major disputes with their suppliers; conducted debt collection for locally based companies; and acted in a number of threatened injunction applications. It is highly likely that whatever the problem, however big or small, we have relevant experience.

We will work with you to achieve the best commercial solution for your business or for you as an individual. As a first step, we will investigate the facts and the relevant law and identify the strengths and weaknesses of your position. We will then discuss with you your aims and objectives. Following on from that, we will devise a strategy designed to achieve those objectives as quickly and cost effectively as possible.

We understand that a one size fits all approach to strategy does not work. We therefore aim to provide a tailor made solution for each dispute bearing in mind the size of your business, the amount of time you will have to devote to the dispute, the importance of the dispute to you and your ultimate objectives. This strategy will include a cost benefit analysis of the dispute and the various options open to you. We also will keep the strategy under constant review as circumstances change, new facts come to light and your commercial objectives alter.

Typically, the first stage of the strategy will be to seek to exert pressure with a view to forcing your opponent to either capitulate completely or else engage in settlement talks or some other form of dispute resolution process that avoids full blown litigation.

We consider it essential to communicate with you every step of the way as the dispute develops. Changes in circumstances can bring you benefits and advantages as well as problems and disadvantages. We will constantly seek to identify and exploit your strengths and the weaknesses of the other side as matters progress. We will be flexible in response to changes in the case, developments in the law and the financial constraints within your business.

The CDG has developed its own website, "Indisputable". This site provides a valuable know-how database, with detailed discussion online about the latest litigation topics; a current issues section, recording important legal developments, and key diary dates; and information about the team, our experience and services. To visit Indisputable, click http://www.dickinson-dees.com/indisputable